Former combatants of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), in cooperation with the municipal government of Indanan town in Sulu province, will offer a prayer or “duwa-a” on Wednesday, March 18, to spare the Philippines and its people from sickness caused by coronavirus disease or COVID-19.
Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Chair Yusop Jikiri, who spearheaded the move, said a “duwa-a” will be conducted from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Sitio Pasil in Indanan, Sulu for the safety of all the Filipinos, particularly those who are infected with COVID-19.
He said the MNLF will also offer the prayer to all COVID-19 patients, persons under monitoring (PUM) and persons under investigation (PUI) who are now under a recovery stage in the different hospitals in our country.
“A prayer is a very powerful weapon to mankind and it can spare anyone from acquiring the deadly virus. We all now need the protection and help of our creator.” Jikiri said.
The MNLF chair told The Manila Bulletin that tje prayer will be officiated by Ustadz Alfatah Untih, from Talipao, Sulu who also sits as chair of the provincial peoples’ congress of the MNLF.
Jikiri also reported that none of their combatants was diagnosed of high body temperature and other symptoms related of COVD-19.
“We are also thankful that none of our combatants and residents of Indanan has shown symptoms related to the virus as of today,” Jikiri said.
“Considering that none of the residents of Indanan have travel history to cities or country with history of corona virus disease or COVID-19, what we are doing now is to educate or conduct information dissemination about the virus and its ill effect to the people,” he added.
“We also asked our combatants and the people of Indanan to stay home and refrain from going to Jolo, the capital town of Sulu when possible to avoid acquiring the virus from other people,” Jikiri said.
Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Chair Yusop Jikiri, who spearheaded the move, said a “duwa-a” will be conducted from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Sitio Pasil in Indanan, Sulu for the safety of all the Filipinos, particularly those who are infected with COVID-19.
He said the MNLF will also offer the prayer to all COVID-19 patients, persons under monitoring (PUM) and persons under investigation (PUI) who are now under a recovery stage in the different hospitals in our country.
“A prayer is a very powerful weapon to mankind and it can spare anyone from acquiring the deadly virus. We all now need the protection and help of our creator.” Jikiri said.
The MNLF chair told The Manila Bulletin that tje prayer will be officiated by Ustadz Alfatah Untih, from Talipao, Sulu who also sits as chair of the provincial peoples’ congress of the MNLF.
Jikiri also reported that none of their combatants was diagnosed of high body temperature and other symptoms related of COVD-19.
“We are also thankful that none of our combatants and residents of Indanan has shown symptoms related to the virus as of today,” Jikiri said.
“Considering that none of the residents of Indanan have travel history to cities or country with history of corona virus disease or COVID-19, what we are doing now is to educate or conduct information dissemination about the virus and its ill effect to the people,” he added.
“We also asked our combatants and the people of Indanan to stay home and refrain from going to Jolo, the capital town of Sulu when possible to avoid acquiring the virus from other people,” Jikiri said.
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